Sub-Scan
Sega’s release of its Deep Scan arcade game
Sega’s release of its Deep Scan arcade game
Subterranea is a side-scrolling shooter game for the Atari 2600, where your objective is to find treasure crystals hidden within the Hexuplex Caves. You control a cave ranger, navigating through the caves and shooting various types of aerobots guarding the area. Once all the aerobots on a cave level are destroyed, a passageway opens up, … Read more
In Suicide Mission, you take control of a microscopic submarine navigating the bloodstream of a person infected with a virus. Your objective is to eliminate the virus and save the patient. Each time you shoot a cell infected with the virus, it splits into smaller fragments. These pieces will continue to divide until they are … Read more
Summer Games is a sports video game that allows up to eight players to compete in a series of summer-themed Olympic events. Players can represent different countries and take turns participating in various events to determine who will win the gold medal. The game offers the option to compete in all events sequentially, choose a … Read more
Reissued by Telegames in 1988
Reissued by Telegames in 1988
Star Wars is a first-person rail shooter video game released in arcades in 1983 by Atari. Star Wars was converted by Parker Brothers in 1984 to the Atari 2600. Star Wars gameplay Assuming the role of Luke Skywalker (“Red Five”), the player pilots an X-wing fighter from a first-person perspective. The controls consist of a … Read more
In the Atari 2600 game Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, players take on the role of Luke Skywalker, piloting a snowspeeder to combat Imperial AT-AT walkers on the planet Hoth. The goal is to delay the walkers from destroying the power generator at the Rebel’s Echo Base. Various difficulty levels exist, with factors such … Read more
Stargunner is a horizontally scrolling shooter for the Atari 2600, where the objective is to stop the invasion of the Sphyzygi and score as many points as possible. Players do this by avoiding bombs and shooting down alien saucers and creatures, such as space buzzies and squeezers. However, players must avoid colliding with them or … Read more
Starmaster is s similar to Atari 8-bit family game Star Raiders. The game never ported to other consoles. Starmaster gameplay The opening jingle of Starmaster features Also Sprach Zarathustra, which was used as the theme for 2001: A Space Odyssey. The player pilots a starfighter, with the purpose of destroying a number of enemy ships … Read more